FAST FACTS / Hospital Gift Shops

Here’s what’s moving in the gift shops at some area hospitals: UCLA Medical Center, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital in Inglewood, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Lancaster Community Hospital and Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena

BEST-SELLING FLOWERS

UCLA: Dendrobian orchids, $12.50.

Lancaster: Carnation in a bud vase, with fern and ribbon, $6.

Daniel Freeman: Bud vase with two roses, $8.95.

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BEST-SELLING MAGAZINE

Huntington: People

Daniel Freeman: People

Children’s: People

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MOST WEIRDLY HIGH-END ITEM

Huntington: Delicate hand-painted Limoges boxes molded into the likenesses of wedding cakes or a bride and groom, $80 to $115.

Daniel Freeman: Gold and diamond ring, $475.

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MOST REQUESTED BALLOON SLOGAN

Lancaster: “You’re special. Thinking of you,” $1.50.

Children’s: “Get Well,” $3.25.

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MOST “UNUSUAL” ITEM

UCLA: “Glamour Bibs” in gold or silver, $9.95.

Lancaster: “Hawaiian Cliff Sitters”--metal bugs clutching “Get Well” or “I Love You” signs, $4.50.

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FLUORIDE AHOY

Daniel Freeman: 5,000 Snickers bars sold annually.

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AMAZING CUSTOMER STORIES

Huntington: New dads buying one of every baby item.

Lancaster: A woman requesting the 30% birthday discount for her son, who, she claimed, was on a different continent that day.

Children’s: “We’ve been told we’re better than Nordstrom.”